My poor little niece, Mollie, was really not feeling well during her 1st birthday session. I had to do a lot of editing to make her appear healthier! At least we still got a few smiles though! It’s been so great to watch you grow up all year sweet Mollie!

Happy 1st birthday to “Q!” This little bundle of fun sure made me exercise during his photo shoot!! I always ask moms if their babies are standing with help, standing alone, or walking before we meet for the session, so I knew I’d be in for some excitement when Q’s mom told me he was actually running! By the end of the shoot, he was pooped, and so was I!

I’m still editing the session, but here’s a (very special) sneak peek!!

Mom told Q she had a surprise, and that she wanted him to help tell everyone about it. He could hardly bear the suspense!

“Hmmm…” he thought. “What could this be?”

“What?!?”

“Surprise! I’m going to be a big brother!!!”

“And now, after all that work, I think I’ll hit the sack…er…the shoulder.”

Congratulations Mom, Dad, and Soon-to-Be Big Brother!! Thanks so much for letting me be part of the surprise reveal!

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Once again you’ve brought tears to my eyes and I even haven’t gotten to the gallery. These are AWESOME. Thank you so much for capturing our baby girl’s 1st year! The one picture makes me laugh where it looks like she is holding on to the basket as it is going to lift off. Of course I could comment on all of them as I love them all. What a special time for us and now we have these great pictures. Thanks again!

Neshama, the song you choose for her gallery of pictures is just beautiful (and of course brings happy tears to my eyes every time I watch). I love them all and it’s hard to have a favorite but DS2221E1 is just perfect and so glad you were able to capture it. I’ll contact you soon to set up an appt to order and go through options of different prints in the next week, hard decisions here that is for sure. Thanks again and you did an awesome job!

Since babies and children are my chosen specialties, I get the great honor and joy of photographing a lot of them. However, the most popular ages tend to be between birth and seven years old, twelve years old (before a Bar or Bat Mitzvah), and eighteen (as a high school senior). This time, though, I got to have fun with a cute little girl who is turning ten!! I remember when I turned ten, and how excited I was to be entering the “double digits.” It was nice to see “J’s” nerves slowly melt away as we had fun together. Mom had a great time cuddling and playing with her daughter, and I had a blast boosting “J’s” self-esteem. I hope she knows how adorable she is!

Here’s proof that family portraits can be fun! Playing in the Fall leaves, adventures in nature, wagon and balloon rides, and cuddling time with Ima and Abba (Mommy and Daddy)! What more could you ask for?

Thanks so much to my friends, the “K” family, for giving me the honor of capturing these sweet moments for you!!

It only happens about two times per year that I have a chance to actually get a sneak peek posted, so I am very excited to show this one! 1st birthday portraits are definitely one of my favorite sessions, and I just had to get a few photos up of this beautiful baby girl!! She came from out of town for Thanksgiving, and I was given the amazing honor of photographing her while she was here (I also got to hang with her mom, dad, grandma, and even an uncle during the shoot). She is even more adorable than she was when I took her 10 week old photos!!